They have said that in the old days, in a vast desert, a They were walking together. They talked about their past and their youth and told each other about the happy memories they had in the past. It was spring and the weather was pleasant and pleasant / As these three old friends were walking, they suddenly came across a plant that was very tasty and was rarely found in that desert. All three were happy to see that plant. The camel said: “Now we have to divide this plant into three equal parts and everyone eats his share. “
Koch looked at the rare plant and examined it with his hand and said: “If we divide this, everyone’s share will be very less and none of us will be satisfied. The cow said: “It is true, but what can be done?” Of course, it would be better if we had more of this plant. But now that we don’t have it, there is no other choice but to divide it. “
Aries said: “Why is there a solution? I have thought of a solution. The camel and the cow asked in surprise: “What is the solution? Aries looked at that plant and at his friends and said: “The solution is that only one of the three of us eats this plant. It has been said since ancient times that it is obligatory to respect the elders and the younger ones should give up their rights to respect the older ones. “
The camel said: “It’s not a bad idea. But how do we know which one of us is older than the other two? “
Aries said: “Now that we all agree on this issue, let everyone reveal the history of his life. Whoever was older, the plant will be his. “The camel and the cow accepted and said: “It’s a good idea, so it’s better to talk about our lifespan one by one. They asked Koch to talk about his age first. Koch Badi snorted and said with a certain pride that: “My life reaches the time of sacrificing Hazrat Ismail. “
The camel and the cow looked at the ram with surprise. The cow said: “You mean your life is so long?” Aries said proudly: “Yes, ask any ram, he knows this. In the pasture where I grazed when I was a child, the same ram that was sacrificed instead of Ismail was with me and we were friends there. That ram was one of my relatives. “
The camels and cows swallowed their saliva in amazement. The cow said in her heart: “Now I will show you whether your life is longer or mine. “
The ram turned to the cow and said: “Okay, now tell me how old are you?” And how long is your life? “
The cow said: “I am much bigger and older than the ram. Hazrat Adam – the ancestor of man – had two cows with which he plowed the land, one of those cows was me. “
When the ram realized that his hat was gone, he said in his heart: “I wish I didn’t agree to talk about my life first, I was deceived, I can’t protest. If I say that he is lying, then my lie will also be exposed. “
When the cow saw the camel and the ram looking at him with surprise, he snorted and said: “Yes, I have a long life, so long that you can’t even count and say how old I am. The camel said in his heart: “You bad-sexed cow, you wicked ram, are you going to spend your whole life in front of me?” I will make you always remember who is the oldest among the three of us. “
The camel grinned and suddenly bent down and took the plant in his teeth and started eating it. After eating that rare plant, he turned to the ram and cow and said: “I will not tell you how old I am and how much older I am than you. With this body and neck that I have, there is no need to tell history anymore. Anyone who sees me will understand that I am not younger than you. “
The cow and the ram looked at the camel with astonishment and both were ashamed of the lies they had told about their longevity.
Source: Mawlavi Masnavi / The story of ram, camel and cow
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